Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the media and entertainment industry. Once viewed by many as a threat, AI is increasingly being embraced as a powerful tool. Studios and tech-forward production companies...more
7/1/2025
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The rise of the use of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) to produce original written material has left authors and writers across industries feeling threatened. This was one major factor that led to the Writers Guild...more
10/3/2023
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COVID-19 has had an unprecedented effect on the entertainment industry, particularly compared to prior recessions. Studios have halted or delayed production on televisions shows and movies indefinitely, resulting in mass...more
- The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), contained within the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act” or the “Act”) signed by President Trump on March 27, 2020, creates a $349 billion loan facility...more
As COVID-19 and its related concerns have rapidly taken over every facet of everyday life, it’s easy to get overwhelmed with all of its negative effects. Hollywood, in particular, is being hit hard as productions come to a...more
3/23/2020
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After a record-breaking 2016 for Chinese companies’ investments in the film industry, changes to Chinese foreign investment policy have created uncertainty for the future of Hollywood’s relationship with the Middle...more
As of October 1, 2016, British Columbia (B.C.) will reduce tax credits available to film and television productions. Basic production service tax credits will be reduced from 33 percent to 28 percent, and tax credits offered...more